BILL NUMBER: SCR 81	CHAPTERED  06/02/00

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER   75
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   JUNE 2, 2000
	ADOPTED IN SENATE   MAY 30, 2000
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 18, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 18, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Karnette
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Strom-Martin, Aanestad, Ackerman,
Alquist, Ashburn, Bates, Battin, Baugh, Bock, Brewer, Briggs,
Calderon, Campbell, Cardenas, Cardoza, Cedillo, Corbett, Correa,
Cunneen, Davis, Dickerson, Ducheny, Dutra, Firebaugh, Florez,
Gallegos, Granlund, Havice, Hertzberg, Honda, House, Jackson, Keeley,
Knox, Kuehl, Leach, Lempert, Leonard, Longville, Lowenthal, Machado,
Maddox, Maldonado, Margett, Mazzoni, McClintock, Migden, Nakano,
Olberg, Oller, Robert Pacheco, Rod Pacheco, Papan, Pescetti, Reyes,
Romero, Runner, Scott, Shelley, Steinberg, Strickland, Thompson,
Thomson, Torlakson, Vincent, Washington, Wayne, Wesson, Wiggins,
Wildman, Wright, and Zettel)

                        MAY 2, 2000

   Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 81--Relative to Day of the
Teacher.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 81, Karnette.  Day of the Teacher.
   This measure would proclaim May 10, 2000, to be Day of the Teacher
and would urge Californians to observe that day.




   WHEREAS, An educated citizenry serves as the very foundation of
our democracy; and
   WHEREAS, Today's teachers mold the minds and train the workforce
of the future; and
   WHEREAS, No other profession touches as many persons with such a
lasting effect; and
   WHEREAS, Good teaching grows in value and pays dividends far
beyond the classroom; and
   WHEREAS, California long ago recognized the immeasurable value of
our teachers and has designated the second Wednesday in May to be Day
of the Teacher, a special observance that honors teachers and the
teaching profession; and
   WHEREAS, Day of the Teacher has been sponsored by the California
Teachers Association and the Association of Mexican American
Educators and was first recognized in 1982; and
   WHEREAS, California has patterned its celebration after the
traditional "El Dia del Maestro" festivities observed in Mexico and
other Latin American countries; and
   WHEREAS, Day of the Teacher should be a day for school districts,
parents, public officials, and the community to recognize the
dedication and commitment of teachers who are educating our children;
now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the day of May 10, 2000, be proclaimed Day
of the Teacher; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature urges all Californians to observe
the Day of the Teacher by taking the time to remember and honor all
teachers who give the gift of knowledge through teaching; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
